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Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) vs placebo: Treatment success (caries lesion arrest or restoration survival)
- Population
- Children (aged 3-11 y) with cavitated caries lesions in primary teeth
- Intervention
- Silver diamine fluoride (SDF)
- Comparison
- placebo
- Outcome
- Treatment success (caries lesion arrest or restoration survival)
At 6 months, SDF had significantly higher treatment success than placebo (OR 33.62).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) vs Placebo Treatment success (caries lesion arrest or restoration survival) · Children (aged 3-11 y) with cavitated caries lesions in primary teeth · 6 months, Pediatric dentistry (primary teeth), 6-month follow-up At 6 months, SDF had significantly higher treatment success than placebo (OR 33.62). Comparative success of minimally invasive treatments for cavitated caries in primary teeth: a network… (2025) All outcomes | OR 33.62 [3.01, 375.92] | 44 studies | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comparative success of minimally invasive treatments for cavitated caries in primary teeth: a network meta-analysis. 2025 All outcomes | November 2024 | 97 | Low / Critically Low |
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